A Nigerian, Fatade Idowu Olamilekan has been extradited to
the United States for wire fraud.
He was wanted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
for allegedly stealing over $3.5million worth of equipment.
The citizen is accused of impersonating various cities and
academic institutions in America.
Olamilekan’s extradition was coordinated by the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)
It followed a notice from the FBI office in New York,
through the U.S. Legal Attache.
Olamilekan was indicted by a grand jury in the Southern
District of New York for “wire fraud, interstate transportation of stolen
property and identity theft”.
EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren recalled that he was
arrested by operatives on September 30, 2021.
The agency commenced his extradition trial in November 2021
before Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of a Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos.
“On May 1, 2022, the judge granted the request to extradite
the suspect to the United States to answer the criminal charges against him.
“Upon his arrival in the United States, the suspect is billed to appear before a United States District Court”, Uwujaren said.
Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everydayAdvertise on NigerianEye.com to reach thousands of our daily users
No comments
Post a Comment
Kindly drop a comment below.
(Comments are moderated. Clean comments will be approved immediately)
Advert Enquires - Reach out to us at NigerianEye@gmail.com